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405 Forerunner - some very good things and some bad
this sportwatch / GPS isn't perfect and depending on what you value, you'll either love it or hate it (as confirmed by the many reviews on the 405 and 305 and the comparisons between the two). I'll list some criteria of mine and rate this watch accordingly. (Note: I've had it for a week now, and used it several times, plus I have owned other Garmin handheld GPS devices in the past).* Reliable GPS: my biggest complaint with prior GPS devices was that they lost the satelites under the tre...
Garmin Forerunner 405 with USB ANT stick - Black (010-00658-11) review can be read at Amazon (UK) |
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4.0 out of 5.0
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30/11/2008
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A very good watch
I have just got my Forerunner today and have given it a good go. This is my first GPS watch and I think its amazing. I don't like the heart rate monitors which I have had with other watches so I bought my 405 without it. I have found the watch very easy to use and it connects quickly to my computer. It also charges very quickly to. When I uploaded the data and looked at the google earth map it did show a slight error. It showed that I was running in a hedge and in the middle of the road at point...
Garmin Forerunner 405 with USB ANT stick - Black (010-00658-11) review can be read at Amazon (UK) |
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5.0 out of 5.0
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16/10/2008
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Completely impractical - avoid!
I previously owned the 305 Forerunner, which was an excellent bit of kit.Unfortunately, it got damaged so I chose to replace it with the 405.What a mistake.The touch-sensitive bezel is a nightmare. Takes 10 minutes to do the simplest thing as you're always correcting a misinterpreted 'touch'. Can you imagine trying to change something during a run? Would drive you mad.I also need to use this for Nordic skiing. The manual tells me it doesn't respond to a gloved hand. U...
Garmin Forerunner 405 with USB ANT stick - Black (010-00658-11) review can be read at Amazon (UK) |
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07/05/2009
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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
I upgraded from a 205 which had an excellent user interface, good battery life, rich set of features and was very easy to use. My main reason for upgrading is that I wanted a heart rate monitor built in and liked the idea of a smaller unit with better GPS receiver. On balance I made an expensive mistake and wish I'd just bought a cheap HRM to go with my 205. While the addition of the HRM is nice and the device is smaller, everything else about it is worse than before. The battery runs flat about...
Garmin Forerunner 405 with USB ANT stick - Black (010-00658-11) review can be read at Amazon (UK) |
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16/06/2009
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A Fantastic Product!!
I did lots of research on a number of products before I decided to buy one. The thing that most concerned me was the poor reviews that the forerunner 405 had recieved. I was really nervous when I finally decided to purchase one, in fact I logged back on straight away and was going to cancel my order as it was a lot of money to be spending on a product that was potentailly not going to be very good!I have had the forerunner just over a week now and it is fantastic! I am not computer literat...
Garmin Forerunner 405 with USB ANT stick - Black (010-00658-11) review can be read at Amazon (UK) |
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18/03/2009
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Great technology !
I bought this watch after a couple of friends had used one for running for a while. I now use it for my regular training runs, along with a Garmin heart monitor (bought separately).The watch is fairly easy to set up, as is the software on your PC.Before setting out, you have to ensure that the watch is charged up, and then set it to training mode. At that point the watch searches for satellite signals. If you're indoors, you need to get near a window! It can take several minutes, albeit so...
Garmin Forerunner 405 with USB ANT stick - Black (010-00658-11) review can be read at Amazon (UK) |
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04/02/2009
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Work needed to make this worth the money
This review is from: Garmin Forerunner 405 with USB ANT stick - Green (Electronics) ProsMap of where you've run on Garmin websiteDistance calculations are pretty accurate (More so than Nike+ accelerometer)Customisable displays - pace, distance and a neat virtual training partner showing time ahead/behindConsErratic satelite connectionCurrent pace varies from 3 min/mile to 12 min/mileButtons/Bezel unresponsive/over responsive
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16/04/2009
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Does not live up to the hype
Over the past 5 years I have timed my runs with a reliable Casio watch and have recorded routes and times on the Fetch website. The 405 offered the possibility of extra help during a run (pace and distance run) and quick/automatic transfer of data onto a PC (and then into Fetch). My first run was ruined when the watch switched into GPS mode making using the stop button difficult. (The bezel lock is fine if you can find and use the two buttons whilst on the move without touching the bezel and swi...
Garmin Forerunner 405 with USB ANT stick - Black (010-00658-11) review can be read at Amazon (UK) |
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2.0 out of 5.0
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08/03/2009
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Great so far!
I have actually never written a review but was compelled to do so after getting my Garmin FR 405. I received the Garmin FR 405 a few days ago after taking about 2 months to decide whether to get it! I have read over 100 reviews, some of which nearly scared me off getting it. I'm glad I did. I'm an amateur runner looking to improve and get a bit more serious about my timing and pace etc. The 405 gets the job done quite frankly. Yes, it's true, it is slightly counterintuitive in the way the be...
Garmin Forerunner 405 with USB ANT stick - Black (010-00658-11) review can be read at Amazon (UK) |
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08/05/2009
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Fantastic Product
I upgraded from a forerunner 50 to this GPS enabled watch so may not have had the problem of having to relearn how to use a Garmin GPS running watch as some other reviewers who upgraded from a 205/305.The menu structure does take a bit of getting used to but, I think, well worth investing a small amount of time to learn this as it's then really easy to set your watch up to display all of the information you want Once set all you have to do is lock the touch bezel and press start. You can ...
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14/04/2009
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